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here do the seagulls go? - Diane Scantlebury
Where do the seagulls go
When there is rain, hail or snow?
How do the bees thrive
Through winter’s onslaught
In the hive?
Unlike the arctic fox
Or polar bear
They have no fur
They have no lair
So how do they survive?
Where do the ants go
When summer is over
And winter’s sun sinks low
When snow clouds hang heavy
In the sky?
Unlike humans
They have no clothes
They have no hair
So do they crawl away
And die?
Where do all our hopes go
Do they melt away
Like the snow?
In our youth we had no real cares
We felt invincible
We had no fears
So why as we age
Does ambition die
And sink fast like the sun
In the winter sky?
Diane Scantlebury
